The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe
The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe
Alfonso Gambardella, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy
Franco Malerba, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan
Franco Malerba, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan
November 1999
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This collection explains the organization and dynamics of innovative activities in Europe. For the first time, the practicalities of the industrial structure of countries in Europe, their relationship with the European Union, the regulations of the EU and the latest advances in the economic theory of technological innovation are analyzed together. The team of distinguished international contributors, including Paul David and Nick Von Tunzelmann suggest far-reaching implications for business, policy making and scholarship.
- A major study presenting important, original and accesible research on a subject of immense topicality and international appeal
- Major theoretical, business and policy implications
- Contributors are leading researchers in this field
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"Fourteen papers study patterns of innovative activity in Europe and interfirm collaborations and research networks." Journal of Economic Literature
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November 1999Hardback
9780521643030
408 pages
236 × 160 × 30 mm
0.785kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction: the organization of innovative activity in Europe: towards a conceptual framework A. Gambardella and F. Malerba
- Part I. Patterns of Innovative Activity:
- 2. The co-evolution of technological knowledge and corporate organizations G. Dosi and L. Marengo
- 3. Large firms in Europe's innovative activities K. Pavitt and P. Patel
- 4. Technological entry and diversification in Europe, the United States and Japan F. Malerba and L. Orsenigo
- 5. Spatial patterns of innovation: evidence from patent data S. Breschi
- 6. Innovation and the size of industrial clusters in Europe P. Swann
- 7. 'Convergence' and corporate change in the electronics industry N. Von Tunzelmann
- 8. The dynamics of localised technology changes: the role of demand-pull in a skill intensive industry
- The case of the Italian mechanical industry C. Antonelli and M. Calderini
- 9. Interfirms collaborations and research networks P. Llerena and M. Matt
- 10. Cooperative learning and the evolution of inter-firm agreements in the European electronics industry A. Bureth, S. Wolff and A. Zanfei
- 11. Firm specialisation and growth: a study of the European software industry S. Torrisi
- 12. European biotechnology: leaning and catching up M. Sharp and J. Senker
- 13. The research network and the new economics of science: from metaphors to organizational behaviours P. David, D. Foray and E. Steinmueller
- 14. The dynamics of research networks in Europe W. Garcia-Fontes and A. Geuna
- 15. Patterns of university research in Europe A. Geuna.
